CMC, Elite RB on the mend

Originally posted by Montana:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Man Shanahan completely blew this guy up. Both legs. Unheard of. He may miss the whole season. If he comes back at all we have to manage his production. Luckily Mason is great. But we are really thin there now.

We should have managed him in the first place and we wouldn't be here. We should have used Mason and Mitchell more. Not blaming anyone but we should have had them go in more.

Eh. I'm not sure managing CMC would have made much of a difference when It comes to avoiding Injury. It's not like he hasn't been dealing with Injuries for most of his career.

Originally posted by DrEll:

Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:

Originally posted by DrEll:

Originally posted by hubbyt:
Definitely overused CMC last season. Particularly in the super bowl. 30 touches for CMC. More than the entire rest of the team combined. Complete misuse of all the other weapons available

It's the way Kyle uses his players. Look at Deebo yesterday. Coming off calf injury, has him already lined up in the backfield.

Most fans knew we had a good one in Mason. Could have easily incorporated him heavy into the backfield and split time with cmc. But coach dips**t couldn't help himself

How dare he makes football players play football

No other coach makes his players play football

Everyone knew (except for the Shanafans) that Kyle was running him into the ground. Not just him. Everyone has gripe with Kyle on how he plays Deebo. Look at how he was playing Lance.

you give Kyle a shiny new toy, he plays with it like a 2 year old toddler. And most objective fans (outside the Kyle fan club) knew that Mason was a good player that should be getting more than just mop up duty.

sorry you can't spin yourself out of this. Kyle overplayed his star running back.

So do most teams that have a star RB. Go look at Derek Henry, Jacobs, Taylor, Saquan, etc.

Do you watch any other team besides the 49ers?

Originally posted by Sickaa:
Eh. I'm not sure managing CMC would have made much of a difference when It comes to avoiding Injury. It's not like he hasn't been dealing with Injuries for most of his career.

All the more reason to manage him some. You treat him like gold because he is gold. Now we can be without him and we haven't even had him that long really. Can things be completely avoided? No but I really think we could have given his body a break here and there more often.

Originally posted by DaleGribble:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
How you take care of your body is more important than if you get a couple extra carries a game.

Gore avg like 250 attempts per yr for like 13 yrs with two ACLs under his belt. He knew how to take care of his body and play the position properly.

CMC is his own worst enemy. Workout warrior who's been beating his body for yrs. Derrick Henry spends over $200K a yr on maintenance and recovery lol. Blaming it on a coach is so childish.

let's not play the blame game, CMC isn't at fault

You're fixing to get a lecture.

Blaming injures on a coach is ridiculous. I don't need to argue with someone about it

I don't think anyone is to blame, we could have done things differently though. Just a bummer.

Originally posted by Sickaa:
Eh. I'm not sure managing CMC would have made much of a difference when It comes to avoiding Injury. It's not like he hasn't been dealing with Injuries for most of his career.

bingo. Players are their own worst enemy.

Originally posted by Montana:
All the more reason to manage him some. You treat him like gold because he is gold. Now we can be without him and we haven't even had him that long really. Can things be completely avoided? No but I really think we could have given his body a break here and there more often.

And if they lose a game and only gave CMC 15 carries folks would cry that their "star player" who makes a ton of money isn't getting the ball enough. Round and round it goes. Blame the coach rinse and repeat.

go tell Frank gore you can't have 250 carries for 13 yrs. Players gotta take care of themselves. Maintenance/repair and playing the position properly create longevity. That's half the battle of being a great player in the NFL. Not just playing well…especially at RB.

Originally posted by Montana:
I don't think anyone is to blame, we could have done things differently though. Just a bummer.

What he's dealing with has as much to do with his own maintenance/how he takes care of his body as it does with him getting an extra 3 carries a game.

you're right no one is to blame. It's football and the longevity of playing RB isn't great. Bro needs to heal up and come back later in the season. Is what it is

This is professional sports I don't know why people are arguing about the teams handling of CMC. He's a grown adult on a professional sports team and if he's healthy he's on the field, it's that simple. They went to the Super Bowl last season what are they supposed to do? Limit his playing time? It's bad luck for CMC but that's life.

Side note I think the team doesn't miss CMC quite as much as people are thinking. Mason is at least equaling CMC's rushing numbers and we have a number of other great pass catchers to leverage. TBH, I think this team might be better off if his 20m was spent elsewhere.

hes on the team. I wish him the best as a person and athlete and respect whatever decision CMC makes.

I bet this dude barely took any time off during the offseason and didn't give himself time to heal after the crazy workload last season. What an animal, but being a savage comes at a cost.

Originally posted by bzborow1:
This is professional sports I don't know why people are arguing about the teams handling of CMC. He's a grown adult on a professional sports team and if he's healthy he's on the field, it's that simple. They went to the Super Bowl last season what are they supposed to do? Limit his playing time? It's bad luck for CMC but that's life.

Side note I think the team doesn't miss CMC quite as much as people are thinking. Mason is at least equaling CMC's rushing numbers and we have a number of other great pass catchers to leverage. TBH, I think this team might be better off if his 20m was spent elsewhere.

hes on the team. I wish him the best as a person and athlete and respect whatever decision CMC makes.

Mostly missed in the red zone.

Originally posted by Heroism:
I bet this dude barely took any time off during the offseason and didn't give himself time to heal after the crazy workload last season. What an animal, but being a savage comes at a cost.

exactly, dude is an animal but you gotta be smart about it. Look at what Henry spends on his maintenance and recovery a yr

https://talksport.com/nfl/2077453/derrick-henrys-250k-body-maintence-plan-baltimore-ravens/amp/

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Montana:
I don't think anyone is to blame, we could have done things differently though. Just a bummer.

What he's dealing with has as much to do with his own maintenance/how he takes care of his body as it does with him getting an extra 3 carries a game.

you're right no one is to blame. It's football and the longevity of playing RB isn't great. Bro needs to heal up and come back later in the season. Is what it is

lol funny. Of course there's someone to blame. Players do what they feel is right for their body. That includes both season and offseason programs. Sure you can't manage what CMC does during the offseason but you sure as hell can manage his in season training. Part of it is why some players are given rest days during the practice week. Part of it is why you allocate a certain amount of snaps to a player during a game. No player….correction…no STAR player is going to ask to be sidelined at any point during a game, whether you're down by 50 or up by 50.

it is the COACH's JOB to make sure he's not overplaying his main asset into the ground. Collectively as a fanbase there were plenty of times last season where we were questioning why CMC was still in the game when we were up big. There were plenty of times we questioned why Mason or Elijah were not getting more of a workload.

Amazing how some of you brush this off as well he only played so much because he wanted to and Kyle had no control over it. Yea right. The same guy that gave Ronnie Bell 40 snaps vs the Rams knowing he's a liability at the receiver spot has no control over how much CMC plays in a game.

Give me a break

Originally posted by Montana:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Man Shanahan completely blew this guy up. Both legs. Unheard of. He may miss the whole season. If he comes back at all we have to manage his production. Luckily Mason is great. But we are really thin there now.

We should have managed him in the first place and we wouldn't be here. We should have used Mason and Mitchell more. Not blaming anyone but we should have had them go in more.

Yeah I agree.

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Originally posted by Montana:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Man Shanahan completely blew this guy up. Both legs. Unheard of. He may miss the whole season. If he comes back at all we have to manage his production. Luckily Mason is great. But we are really thin there now.

We should have managed him in the first place and we wouldn't be here. We should have used Mason and Mitchell more. Not blaming anyone but we should have had them go in more.

Yeah I agree.

I remember last year there were a ton of fans who were mocking and making fun of other fans who were concerned about CMC's load/carries. It was pretty darn obvious that he should have been managed but that's not how Kyle operates. Oh, well. Can't do much about it now. Just run the next RB into the ground and find another one.

man, what a bummer to hear. I hope he gets well and plays this season, or returns to play for us healthy in the future.